Background

Mr. Ernest Stanley O'Neal, also known as Stan, served as the Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from December 2002 to October 30, 2007. Mr. O'Neal served as the Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from July 2001 to December 2002 and served as its President from July 2001 to May 16, 2007. At Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc he served as the President of U.S. Private Client Group from February 2000 to July 2001, Executive Vice President and Chief ... Financial Officer from 1998 to 2000. He served as an Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Global Markets and Investment Banking Group from 1997 to 1998. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BAC Canada Finance Company since April 2003 and since December 2002 respectively. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1986, as Director of Investment Banking and later, served as its Executive Vice President from April 1997 to July 2001. Mr. O'Neal was responsible for worldwide financial and risk management, including the global market and credit risk management, treasury, controller, corporate reporting, and investor relations functions. In addition, he was responsible for Global Corporate Services, which includes Real Estate and Purchasing. He served as Co-Head of Global Markets & Investment Banking Group from 1997 to 1998. He served as a Member of the Executive Board of NYSE Holdings, LLC (Formerly NYSE Euronext, Inc. and New York Stock Exchange Inc.). He served as Head of the Global Capital Markets Group, with responsibility for both debt and equity new issue activity worldwide, and the Client Strategies Group (CSG), which provides specialized portfolio consulting and investment advisory services to Merrill Lynch's institutional clients worldwide. Previously, he served as Managing Director of Investment Banking, heading the Financing Services Group, which includes the High Yield Finance and Restructuring, Real Estate, Project and Lease Finance, as well as Equity Private Placement Groups. Mr. O'Neal served as Chairman of the Board of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., from April 24, 2003 to October 30, 2007 and also served as its Co-Chairman of Diversity Advisory Board. He has been a Director of Catalyst Inc. since 2001. He has been a a Director of Platform Specialty Products Corporation since October 31, 2013. He has been an Independent Director of Alcoa Inc. since January 2008 and Alcoa Transformacion de Productos, S.L., since 2008. He serves as a Director at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., and Lincoln Center Theater. He serves as a Member of The Council at National Museum of African American History and Culture. Mr. O'Neal serves as a Trustee of National Urban League, Ronald McDonald House of New York, and the Buckley School. He served as a Director of The Partnership for New York City, Inc. He served as a Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2006 to October 30, 2007. He served as an Executive Director of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., from July 2001 to October 30, 2007. He served as a Director of Motors Liquidation Company from 2001 to February 6, 2006. He served as a Director of Lighthouse Global Network, Inc. since April 2009. He served as a Director of American Beacon Advisors, Inc. from 2009 to September 2012. Mr. O'Neal served as a Director of BAC Canada Finance Company since 2001. He served as a Director of General Motors Corporation from 2001 to February 6, 2006. He served as a Director of NYSE Euronext Holdings, LLC. He served as a Trustee of Center for Strategic and International Studies, Inc. Mr. O'Neal received a BS in industrial administration from Kettering University (formerly, General Motors Institute) in 1974 and an MBA with distinction in Finance from Harvard Business School in 1978.

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